In our lives. It was the week of Hanukkah, and we enjoyed a daily ritual of lighting the candles and playing dreidel. There was also a lot of dreidel playing in school – apparently Hanukkah is not considered a religious holiday that is not allowed in public schools. It was also my last week at work this year – I am starting my holiday break early this year. It was exhausting, because I needed to complete performance reviews for my team, all paperwork associated with them and to wrap up my projects as much as I could. In addition everyone is battling sniffles at home, and I am really hoping that we won’t spend our Christmas break sick!

School. Anna has one more week to go in school. I enjoy getting her school work every Monday and looking through what they’ve done in school the previous week. In a very short period of time her writing and spelling progressed rapidly. They are learning descriptive writing, and I enjoy reading her short stories.

Christmas prep/Afterschool. It was the week to complete our card writing and present making for people who live far away. Our Advent missions included card making, present making and some fun ones, such as watching a Christmas movie (The Polar Express) and having hot chocolate in front of the fireplace. We still have a bit of shopping and wrapping to do for our friends here.

Quote of the week.

Anna (after helping me to prepare Bean Soup with Kale): You know, mama, making it was fun, but it looks too healthy to me. I am sure I won’t like how it tastes (and she didn’t )

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She looks so cute in her apron helping cook. I am afraid that we usually celebrate Hanukkah as well as Christmas but with all that is going on with us this year, we didn't get to it. I miss it. That is odd, that it is not considered religious.

I remember learning about the dreidel game when I was in school in California, but I also have a vague memory of my Mom teaching about the Christmas story that year at school. I always thought it was the coolest thing we got to learn about Hanukkah when I was in school.

I do believe her quotes could make a best seller, she's precious. Happy Hanukkah! Our schools are great about sharing "holiday traditions" so they can include everyone's holiday and make it special for the kids. I hope you have a wonderful vacation and enjoy your time home.Kelly at Little Wonders' Days

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